Prep girls volleyball: Games to watch Oct. 28-Nov. 1

Going in to the final week of the MCAL regular season, the six playoff teams are all but decided. The seeding of the MCAL tournament is still very much up in the air. Redwood has the No. 1 seed all but sewn up with Branson a near-lock to be the No. 2 seed. Marin Catholic has done enough to make itself a likely third seed. After the top three, it gets a bit messy. Terra Linda is in the driver's seat to hold the fourth seed and host an opening round game but faces tough tests this coming week in Drake and Redwood. The Pirates are right on the Trojans' heels and Drake can move one step closer to a higher seed with a home win on Tuesday before ending the season at Branson. Novato and Justin-Siena seem set to duke it out for the final playoff spot with the pivotal game coming Tuesday at Novato with the winner gaining an advantage in the standings with only one game left. Novato will end the season Thursday at home against San Rafael while JS closes that same day at home against San Marin. Tamalpais and San Rafael will not be in the MCAL tournament while San Marin will need to win out and get some help along the way.